Monthly Archives: October 2012

My wife Patricia Smith and I saw Buddy Guy perform at B.B. King’s club on 42nd Street in Manhattan last night. At 76, our greatest living bluesman looks 20 years younger and is as dynamic as ever. Buddy is a … Continue reading →

Chelsea Cain is one of the most popular mystery writers around. Her latest novel is called Kill You Twice, and FX is developing another of her books, Heartsick, for TV. You can learn all about Chelsea and her work by … Continue reading →

Bill Loehfelm’s first three novels, Fresh Kills, Bloodroot, and The Devil She Knows, are outstanding. Each is set in his native Staten Island. When I caught up with Bill last week at Bouchercon, the huge crime-fiction conference, he was excited … Continue reading →

Michael Connelly is not only a great writer but a great guy. He’s gone out of his way to be helpful to me, even writing a blurb for my first hard-boiled crime novel, Rogue Island. Here’s what he said: “Writing … Continue reading →

I’ll be appearing at the huge Bouchercon crime fiction conference at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 4-7. If you’re in town, please come by to see me. I’ll be speaking on a panel at 2 … Continue reading →

Dr. Bill Bass is one of the world’s most respected forensic scientists, famous for creating “The Body Farm” research facility. He’s also half of the crime-novel writing team published under the pen name Jefferson Bass. You can learn more about … Continue reading →